Jamie Oliver's - Oyster Disaster?

The Sydney rock oysters at most CBD spots come from the same couple of suppliers, so if one place is serving dodgy ones it's usually a storage or rotation problem rather than the source itself. Jamie's on Pitt Street does huge covers, which means product can sit in the coolroom longer than it should if the prep team isn't on top of it. For what it's worth, I've had better luck at the Fish Market's northern end stalls on a weekday morning, and asking for the harvest date is never a weird question.

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mate oysters in this city are a gamble anywhere that isnt a proper seafood joint, jamie's is basically a tourist trap on pitt st so i wouldnt trust anything raw there tbh. if u want good ones go to the fish market at blackwattle bay or a place like bondi's icebergs, they get them in daily from batemans bay & coffin bay. celebrity chef name on the door means nothing for shellfish, its all about turnover & where the truck comes from

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Bad oysters usually come down to temperature, not origin. If they sat in a warm kitchen pass for twenty minutes before hitting your table, no estuary in the country will save them. Most places store them on crushed ice at the raw bar, and if Jamie's is running them from a fridge out back to a table upstairs, that gap is where things go wrong. Next time you're in the city and want a safe shuck, try the Sydney Fish Market's Blackwattle Bay side on a weekday morning, they'll open them in front of you and you can see the ice bed they came off.

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Newtown's worth a look if you dont mind being a bit further out. The train from Newtown station to Central is like 5 mins and runs constantly, and King Street is basically one long food strip, Thai, Vietnamese, Turkish, whatever u want at 10pm. Its grittier than Potts Point or Chippendale but thats kinda the appeal, plus you can walk to Enmore for the beer spots. Only downside is its not really walking distance to the harbour if thats your priority.

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Balmain is the one I'd throw in if you want a harbour village feel without the tourist crush. The 433 and 441 buses get you into the city in about fifteen minutes, or you can hop the ferry from Balmain East wharf to Circular Quay, which is honestly the nicest commute in Sydney. Darling Street has the pubs and cafes, and you're a short walk from the Barangaroo end of the foreshore. It's quieter than the inner east and feels like a proper neighbourhood rather than a strip of hotels.

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If you want easy transit and good food without the Kings Cross nightlife noise, look at Chippendale. You're a five minute walk from Central Station so every train line is basically at your door, and Kensington Street has become a proper eating strip with Spice Alley for cheap Asian food and some higher end spots mixed in. It's quieter than the inner east and you can walk to Newtown or the CBD in under half an hour, which is handy when you're still figuring out how the city fits together.

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